The Bottineau pioneer., 1887-04-21

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The new law passed by the late Kansas
| legislature which is intended as IL back
bone to the present prohibitory law, is
| playing havoc with the liquor trade III
| Kansas.
A special from Steubenville. Ohio, says
| The Junction Iron works closed down for
an indefinite period. About 600 men are
thrown out OF work.
| William Starr, the deiaulting treasurer
| OF the Bricklayers and Stonemason's union,
| OF Chicago, who got away with 81. 1O7 a
year ago, has been located at St. Marys,
Ind, where he was cunning grocery store.
| He has been arrested and will be brought
back ON requisition.
An item given out by the state department
| states that the attention of the depart
ment has been called from number OF
sources to the interference Of Great Britain
| in the affairs OF the South American repub-
lies and the general subject is being care
fully studied. This is followed up by con-
firmation OF the dispatch stating that "a
United States lnan-of-war( (the Yantic) had
been ordered to Haytien waters. As soon
as possible another man oEwar will be or.
dered to Maracaibo Venezuela.
| Washington Star: The first thing the
| Republican politicians throughout the
country will look for in their newspapers
| on the morning OF the 2Sth OF April will
| be Roscoe Conklin's speech at the Grant
| birthday dinner OF the Americus club in
| Pittsburg the night before.
r. G. Dun & Co. in their weekly trade re-
view OF last week says: The interstate act
causes quite as much disturbance as was
anticipated. Shipments, in the aggregate
| enormous for distribution bey ond Chicago
have to be rel billed there Merchants and
manufacturers find rates raised from 80 to
tot o1,s +1
| Coal rates increase cost of fuel 81 per ton
about Philadelphia. Changes in iron
| freights disturb the trade, and may close
some furnaces. General business is fairly
active, though dullness is the complaint at
some points.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Daily
News says that secret treaty has been
concluded between Sweden and Germany
against Russia.
The general strike OF the plumbers OF New
York for an enforcement OF an apprentice
ship system in the trade, has at last been
declared off.
New York World: Maurice B. Flynn,
Rollin NJ. Squire and James B. Richmond
are but ghosts OF their former selves.
They have all grown thin and anxious in
to weigh $50 pounds, his weight at present
is hardly IT'S. Jacob Sharp, however, is
as fat as ever. He keeps in good form by
plentiful pulls at the milk can.
Henry Willard is now said to be negotia-
ting for the purchase OF the Baltimore &
Ohio for his German hackers.
The Beecher memorial committee at q
meeting in Brooklyn, after receiving q let
ter from DR.. Parker OF London, extended
him an invitation to deliver an oration at
a Beecher mem orial meeting. The Grafton
is expected on j une "a, the anniversary
OF Mr.. Beechers birth.
The Brule county Dak.) commissioners
refused saloon licenses in the county, maxi
ing the situation one OF prohibition.
Bishop Keane OF Richmond, Va, will
probably be made president of the propos-
ed Roman Catholic university in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Gladstone takes very long walks
for exercise, now.
! Rabbi sonneschiem OF st. Louis, sent
the following THE Board OF Trustees,
Plym outh Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.-Tem-
pie Israel OF St. Louis subscri5es $500 to
the fund for building q monument to Hen
ry Ward Beecher, prompted by the love
| we gratefully owe him for the sake OF that
| divine principle of liberal thought he inn
mortallized by his blessed life."
On the 9th OF April Fargo was visited by
| the first rainfall since last September.
| The rain was accompanied by heavy
| wind at first, and chimneys were demolish-
| en- and signs and sidewalks suffered.
| Levi Empie, president of the Burlingame
! (Kan.) Savings bank, died Of paralysis at
| the age of seventy-one years. He was a
| prominent Odd Fellow and curly settler.
The following pensions have been issued:
| r - vi Toh
father OF A. Suiter, Red Wing. Original
J. T. Price, deceased, Alton: r. H. Phillips
/ Minneapolis; A. Dolzenrot, Forestville; II.
| Helmer, Brownton; D. Green, Golden Gate.
Increase-P. Mullin, Madison Lake. Re-
issue-G. Plowman, LIE Sueur.
DR.. Nathan NJ. Thomas, one OF the pio-
neers of Michigan and famous abolition
ist, died at Schooicraft, aged "a years.
| "Uninvited guests at card receptions
| has been the scandal OF the season, writes
! Flora Adams Darling from Washington.
| Who is to blame? The president sends d
| card of invitation to "Mr. Blank and the
ladies OF his family" This card, if prop
| erly understood, is not intended to include
the entire neghborhood, or cancel social
| obligations at the presidents expense. AS
| many regard it.
The customs officials on the border have
received new land strict orders from the
government in relation to the examination
| OF the baggage OF passengers coming into
| Canada by railway from the United States.
The new regulations are similar to those
| in force by the United States authorities
| at New York with regard to steamship
| passengers from foreign countries.
| Acting Secretary Muldrow, has recon-
mended to his attorney general that suit
be instituted to cancel the patents for
twenty two homestead entries made in
the Pueblo, COL. land district. It'll chars
ed that these entries, with one exception,
were all made in the names of fictitious
persons, and that the tract contains the
largest and finest coal deposits in South
| ern Colorado.
News has been received from Hayt
| that an amicable settlement OF the
British claims may be expected.
| p. o. Iverson took up land in section 1,
| township 1872, range 81, st. Cloud district,
| lying within the ten mile limit OF the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba roilroad
compiled with the law, proved up and paid
for it. The road objected to VERSIONS set
| tlement, and Sparks held that he had nc
| right to the land. The secretary has
reversed this decision, holding that as the
road had failed to object until after the set
tier had compiled with the law in all re-
spects it was too late to attempt to dis
turb his title now. The secretary also re-
versed the commissioner ruling in the CASE
| of ohm Gildea, who made homestead Ell
try on section "a, township 1O7, range 43
Tracy lMinn.) land district. Peter Nc